all other men to lay the foundations of a republic which has endured in prosperity for more than a century. I find in him a marvelous judgment which was never at fault, a penetrating vision which beheld the future of America when it was dim to other eyes, a great intellectual force, a will of iron, an unyielding grasp of facts, and an unequaled strength of patriotic purpose. I see in him too a pure and high-minded gentleman of dauntless courage and stainless honor, simple and stately of manner, kind and generous of heart. Such he was in truth. The historian and the biographer may fail to do him justice, but the instinct of mankind will not fail. The real hero needs not books to give him worshipers. George Washington will always hold the love and reverence of men because they see embodied in him the noblest possibilities of humanity.
ACKERSON, DAVID, describes Washing- | Alexander, Philip, hunts with Wash-
ton's personal appearance, ii. 386- 388.
Adams, Abigail, on Washington's ap- pearance in 1775, i. 137. Adams, John, moves appointment of Washington as commander-in-chief, i. 134; on political necessity for his appointment, 135; and objections to it, 135; statement as to Washing- ton's difficulties, 163; over-san- guine as to American prospects, 171; finds fault with Washington, 214, 215; one of few national states- men, 252; on Washington's opinion of titles, ii. 52; advocates ceremony, 54; returns to United States, 137; attacked by Jefferson as a monarch- ist, 226; praised by Democrats as superior to Washington, 251; his administration upheld by Washing- ton, 259; advised by Washington, 260; his inauguration, 276; sends special mission to France, 284; urges Washington to take command of provisional army, 285; wishes to make Knox senior to Hamilton, 286; censured by Washington, gives way, 287; lack of sympathy with Wash- ington, 287; his nomination of Mur- ray disapproved by Washington, 292, 293; letter of Washington to, on immigration, 326.
Adams, J. Q., on weights and mea- sures, ii. 81.
Adams, Samuel, not sympathized with by Washington in working for inde- pendence, i. 131; his inability to sympathize with Washington, 204; an enemy of Constitution, ii. 71; a genuine American, 309. Alcudia, Duke de, interviews with Pinckney, ii. 166.
Alien and Sedition Laws, approved by Washington and Federalists, ii. 296, 297.
Ames, Fisher, speech on behalf of administration in Jay treaty affair, ii. 210. André, Major, meets Arnold, i. 282; announces capture to Arnold, 284; confesses, 284; condemned and ex- ecuted, 287; justice of the sen- tence, 287, 288; Washington's opin- ion of, 288, ii. 357. Armstrong, John, Major, writes New. burg address, i. 335. Army of the Revolution, at Boston, adopted by Congress, i. 134; its or- ganization and character, 136-143; sectional jealousies in, at New York, 162; goes to pieces after defeat, 167, 175, 176; condition in winter of 1777, 186; difficulties between officers, 189; with for- eign officers, 190-192; improve- ment as shown by condition after Brandywine and Germantown, 200, 201; hard winter at Valley Forge, 228;
maintained alive only by Washington, 227, 228, 232; im- proved morale at Monmouth, 239; mutinies for lack of pay, 258; suf- fers during 1779, 270; bad condi- tion in 1780, 279; again mutinies for pay, 291, 292, 295; conduct of troops, 292, 293; jealousy of peo- ple towards, 332; badly treated by States and by Congress, 333; grows mutinous, 334; adopts New- burg addresses, 335, 336; ready for a military dictatorship, 338, 340; farewell of Washington to, 345.
Arnold, Benedict, sent by Washing- ton to attack Quebec, i. 144; sent against Burgoyne, 210; plans trea- son, 281; shows loyalist letter to Washington, 282; meets André, 282; receives news of André's cap- ture, 284; escapes, 284, 285; previ- ous benefits from Washington, 286; Washington's opinion of, 288; rav- ages Virginia, 303; sent back to New York, 303; one of the few men who deceived Washington, ii. 336.
Arnold, Mrs., entertains Washington
at time of her husband's treachery, i. 284, 285,
Articles of Confederation, their inad-
equacy early seen by Washington, i. 297, 298; ii. 17.
Asgill, Capt., selected for retaliation for murder of Huddy, i. 328; ef- forts for his release, 329; release ordered by Congress, 330.
BACHE, B. F., publishes Jay treaty in "Aurora," ii. 185; joins in attack on Washington, 238, 244; rejoices over his retirement, 256.
Baker,, works out a pedigree for Washington, i. 31.
Ball, Joseph, advises against sending Washington to sea, i. 49, 50. Barbadoes, Washington's description of, i. 64.
Beckley, John, accuses Washington of embezzling, ii. 245. Bernard, John, his conversation with Washington referred to, i. 58, 107; describes encounter with Washing-
Virginia, 122, 123; appeals to colo- nies, 124; protests against Jay treaty, ii. 186; answered by Wash- ington, 190.
Botetourt, Lord, Governor of Vir- ginia, quarrels with Assembly, i. 121; manages to calm dissension, 122; on friendly terms with Wash- ington, 122.
Braddock, General Edward, arrives in Virginia, i. 82; invites Washing- ton to serve on his staff, 82; re- spects him, 83; his character and unfitness for his position, 83; de- spises provincials, 83; accepts Washington's advice as to dividing force, 84; rebukes Washington for warning against ambush, 85; in- sists on fighting by rule, 85; de- feated and mortally wounded, 85; death and burial, 87. Bradford, William, succeeds Ran- dolph, ii. 246.
Brandywine, battle of, i. 196-198. Bunker Hill, question of Washington regarding battle of, i. 136. Burgoyne, General John, junction of Howe with, feared by Washington, i. 194, 195, 205, 206; significance of his defeat, 202; danger of his inva- sion foreseen by Washington, 203- 206; captures Ticonderoga, 207; outnumbered and defeated, 210; surrenders, 211.
Burke, Edmund, understands signifi. cance of Washington's leadership, i. 202; unsettled by French Revo- lution, ii. 294.
ton, ii. 281-283; his description of CABOT, GEORGE, entertains Lafayette's Washington's conversation, 343-
Blackwell, Rev. Dr., calls on Wash- ington with Dr. Logan, ii. 264. Blair, John, appointed to Supreme Court, ii. 73.
Bland, Mary, "Lowland Beauty," admired by Washington, i. 95, 96. Blount, Governor, pacifies Cherokees, ii. 94.
Boston, visit of Washington to, i. 97, 99; political troubles in, 120; Brit- ish measures against condemned by
Cadwalader, General, fails to cross Delaware to help Washington, i. 180; duel with Conway, 226. Calvert, Eleanor, misgivings of Washington over her marriage to John Custis, i. 111. Camden, battle of, i. 281. Canada, captured by Wolfe, i. 94; ex- pedition of Montgomery against, 143, 144; project of Conway cabal against, 222; 253; project of Lafay ette to attack, 254; plan considered
dangerous by Washington, 254, 255; not undertaken by France, 256. Carleton, Sir Guy, informs Washing- ton of address of Commons for peace, i. 324; suspected by Wash- ington, 325; remonstrates against retaliation by Washington for mur- der of Huddy, 328; disavows Lip- pencott, 328; fears plunder of New York city, 345; urges Indians to attack the United States, ii. 102, 175.
Carlisle, Earl of, peace commissioner, i. 233.
Carlyle, Thomas, sneers at Washing- ton, i. 4, 14; calls him "a blood- less Cromwell," i. 69, ii. 332; fails to understand his reticence, i. 70; despises him for not seizing power, 341.
Carmichael, William, minister at Madrid, ii. 165; on commission re- garding the Mississippi, 166. Carrington, Paul, letter of Washing- ton to, ii. 208; Washington's friend- ship for, 363. Cary, Mary, early love affair of Washington with, i. 96. Chamberlayne, Major, entertains Washington at Williams' Ferry, i. 101.
Charleston, siege and capture of, i. 273, 274, 276.
Chastellux, Marquis de, Washington's
friendship for and letter to, ii. 351; on Washington's training of horses, 380. Cherokees, beaten by Sevier, ii. 89; pacified by Blount, 94, 101. Chester, Colonel, researches on Washington pedigree, i. 31. Chickasaws, desert from St. Clair, ii. 96.
China, honors Washington, i. 6. Choctaws, peaceable in 1788, ii. 89. Cincinnati, Society of the, Washing- ton's connection with, ii. 4. Clarke, Governor, thinks Washington is invading popular rights, i. 215. Cleaveland, Rev. —, complimented by Washington, ii. 359, Clinton, George, appealed to by Washington to attack Burgoyne, i.
210; journey with Washington to Ticonderoga, 343; enters New York city, 345; letter of Washington to, ii. 1; meets Washington on journey to inauguration, 45; opponent of the Constitution, 71; orders seizure of French privateers, 153. Clinton, Sir Henry, fails to help Bur- goyne, i. 210; replaces Howe at Philadelphia, his character, 232; tries to cut off Lafayette, 233; leaves Philadelphia, 234; defeats Lee at Monmouth, 236; retreats to New York, 238; withdraws from Newport, 248; makes a raid, 265; fortifies Stony Point, 268; his aim- less warfare, 269, 270; after cap- turing Charleston returns to New York, 276; tries to save André, 287; alarmed at attacks on New York, 306; jealous of Cornwallis, refuses to send reinforcements, 308; deceived by Washington, 311; sends Graves to relieve Cornwallis, 312.
Congress, Continental, Washington's journey to, i. 128; its character and ability, 129; its state papers, 129; adjourns, 132; in second ses- sion, resolves to petition the king, 133; adopts Massachusetts army and makes Washington commander, 134; reasons for his choice, 135; adheres to short-term enlistments, 149; influenced to declare inde- pendence by Washington, 160; hampers Washington in campaign of New York, 167; letters of Wash- ington to, 170, 179, 212, 225, 229, 266, 278, 295; 321, 323, 333; takes steps to make army permanent, 171; its over-confidence, 171; in- sists on holding Forts Washington and Lee, 174; dissatisfied with Washington's inactivity, 187; crit- icises his proclamation requiring oath of allegiance, 189; makes un- wise appointments of officers, 189; especially of foreigners, 190-192; 248, 249; applauds Washington's efforts at Germantown, 200; deposes Schuyler and St. Clair, 208; ap- points Gates, 210; irritation against
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